PRIMARY 3: AGRIC SCIENCES – FIRST TERM | WEEK 6

TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF BODY-BUILDING FOODS

A: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

1. Beans and groundnuts.
2. Pictures of fish and meat.
3. Egg and milk pictures.
4. Classification chart.
5. Flashcards.

B: REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of work.
2. Recommended Agric Sciences textbook for Primary 3.
3. Online educational resources.

C: PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

The pupils have learnt that proteins are body-building foods and can identify foods such as beans, eggs, fish, meat and milk.

D: PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. State the two main sources of protein.
2. Identify plant protein sources.
3. Identify animal protein sources.
4. Classify protein foods correctly.
5. State the importance of eating protein foods.

E: CONTENT

Sources of Protein

Protein foods may come from:

1. Plants.
2. Animals.

Plant Sources of Protein

These are protein foods obtained from plants. Examples are: 🫘 Beans 🥜 Groundnuts 🌱 Soya beans 🌰 Peas

Animal Sources of Protein

These are protein foods obtained from animals. Examples are: 🐟 Fish 🥩 Meat 🥚 Eggs 🥛 Milk

Classification

Both plant and animal proteins help our bodies to grow.

F: LESSON PRESENTATION

F1: Teachers’ Activities

1. Revises protein foods.
2. Displays plant and animal protein foods.
3. Explains the two sources of protein.
4. Classifies the food samples.
5. Allows pupils to practise classification.
6. Corrects wrong classifications.

F2: Pupils’ Activities

1. Name protein foods.
2. Identify plant protein.
3. Identify animal protein.
4. Sort food pictures correctly.
5. State the importance of protein.

G: CONCLUSION

The teacher revises plant and animal sources of protein and reminds pupils that both are useful for growth.

H: EVALUATION GUIDE

Pupils should be able to answer the following questions:

1. Mention the two main sources of protein.
2. Give three examples of plant protein.
3. Give three examples of animal protein.
4. Is beans obtained from plants or animals?
5. Is milk obtained from plants or animals?
6. Classify: fish, groundnut, egg and soya bean.
7. State one importance of protein.